Panty hose garment and method of manufacture thereof

Abstract

A panty hose garment has a panty portion of increased width to accomodate and provide an improved fit for large hip sizes. The garment is produced by forming a longitudinal slit in first and second tubular knit blanks extending from their respective open ends intermediate the front and rear thereof and forming diametrically opposed first and second slits in a third tubular blank of reduced size intermediate the front and rear thereof. The edge of slit in the first tubular blank is seamed to the edge of the first slit of the third tubular blank and the edge of the slit of the second tubular blank is seamed to the edge of the second slit of the third tubular blank. The garment thus formed includes a panty portion comprising the slit upper welt portions of a pair of tubular blanks respectively seamed to the diametrically opposite slits of a third central tubular blank of reduced length.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of forming a combination stocking-panty garment comprising the steps of: a. forming a longitudinal slit in each of first and second circular knit tubular blanks intermediate the front and rear thereof;   b. forming first and second diametrically opposed longitudinal slits in a third circular knit tubular blank intermediate the front and rear thereof;   c. seaming the edge of the slit of said first tubular blank to the edge of the first slit of said third tubular blank and seaming the edge of the slit of said second tubular blank to the edge of said second slit of said third tubular blank.   
     
     
       2. A method of forming a combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 1 wherein said first, second and third tubular blanks are open at their respective upper ends. 
     
     
       3. A method of forming a combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 2 wherein said third tubular blank is of a substantially shorter length than the lengths of said first and second tubular blanks. 
     
     
       4. A method of forming a combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 3 wherein said diametrically opposed first and second longitudinal slits in said third tubular blank extend substantially along the entire length thereof. 
     
     
       5. A method of forming a combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 4 wherein said longitudinal slits in said first and second tubular blanks extend from the respective open ends thereof for a predetermined length corresponding to the length of said third tubular blank. 
     
     
       6. A combination stocking-panty produced by the following steps: a. forming a longitudinal slit in each of first and second circularly knit tubular blanks intermediate the front and rear thereof;   b. forming first and second diametrically opposed longitudinal slits in a third circularly knit tubular blank intermediate the front and rear thereof;   c. seaming the edge of the slit of said first tubular blank to the edge of the first slit of said third tubular blank and seaming the edge of the slit of said second tubular blank to the edge of said second slit of said third tubular blank.   
     
     
       7. A combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 6 wherein said first, second and third tubular blanks are open at their respective upper ends. 
     
     
       8. A combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 7 wherein said third tubular blank is of a substantially shorter length than the lengths of said first and second tubular blanks. 
     
     
       9. A combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 8 wherein said diametrically opposed first and second longitudinal slits in said third tubular blank extend substantially along the entire length thereof. 
     
     
       10. A combination stocking-panty garment as defined in claim 9 wherein said longitudinal slits in said first and second tubular blanks extend from the respective open ends thereof for a predetermined length corresponding to the length of said third tubular blank.